Prototype Quality Engineer - Temporary

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Temporary Employee Lake Orion, MI, US

The Prototype Quality Engineer – Temporary is responsible for ensuring the quality of the parts produced meets all customer expectations and supports prototype build. In the event, there are non-conformances this role will quickly and effectively take necessary actions to identify root-cause analysis and partner with engineering and operations to resolve. Has the authority to stop the line or shipments but must lead resolution and recovery with a cross-functional team.

The Prototype Quality Engineer
- Temporary will drive product and process improvements from lessons learned as part of the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) deliverables.

• Support manufacturability and product cost objectives as part of the APQP quality deliverables.
• Collaborate with Engineering and supply base to create an efficient manufacturing assembly line, including bills of material (BOMs), workflow processes, and detailed New Product Introduction (NPI) work instructions.
• Conduct failure analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective action activities for production components, assemblies, and field returns.
• Lead prototype-to-production quality transitions, including pre-launch trial runs, process monitoring, and knowledge transfer to Manufacturing and Quality teams.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives that reduce costs, minimize defects, improve capacity, and enhance supply chain performance.
• Partner with internal teams and suppliers to resolve non-conformances and ensure readiness to meet production schedules and capacity requirement.
• Utilize manufacturing measurement tools to evaluate process stability and capability, implement improvements, and verify effectiveness.
• Read, understand, and verify BOMs, assembly drawings, engineering tolerances, and other technical documentation.
• Manage Changes & Deviations (product, process, supplier, documentation).
• Defines, with Supplier Quality Engineer, First Article acceptance criteria and ongoing Receiving Inspection criteria with assistance from the Engineering team.
• Makes recommendations to Engineering and Purchasing regarding supplier selection.
• Conduct process checks, approvals, and audits while reviewing and approving manufacturing and quality data, including product signoffs.
• Develop, collect, and report metrics of internal and supplier performance to cross-functional management, ensuring compliance with established quality standards.
• Understand schedules and capacity to ensure suppliers are prepared to meet production demand.
• Apply Industrial Engineering concepts and tools to drive safety, accuracy, and productivity within the supply chain and company.
• Support and drive APQP readiness for new products and deliverables, including Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), inspection, testing, and quality planning activities.
• Develop and submit Customer Production Parts Approval Process (PPAP) documents if required for new product launches.
• Develop and maintain Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEAs) and Control Plans throughout the product lifecycle.
• Supports daily and weekly activities managing the facility’s quality systems.
• Adhere to federal and state regulations.
• Adhere to all company policies, processes, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
• Predictable and reliable attendance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing a certified quality management system including TS 16949 and ISO.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience driving continuous quality improvement in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and production launch activities.
• Experience conducting internal, supplier, and process audits.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot manufacturing, assembly, and product-related…